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French Olympian apologizes for comparing Rio fans to Berlin games

After Brazilian fans booed pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie until he cried, he compared himself to Jesse Owens in 1936.

Aly Raisman wins third medal at Rio Olympics

The Jewish gymnast took the silver in the floor exercise, losing out for the gold to fellow American Simone Biles for a second time.

Israel’s judo Olympic medalists return home to hero’s welcome

Hundreds of fans showed up at the airport to greet bronze medalists Yarden Gerbi and Or Sasson, who were showered with flowers.

Jewish swimmer Anthony Ervin becomes oldest individual swimming gold medalist

Israel’s second medal in Rio comes again from judo

Olympics 2016: 3 times Israel was snubbed in Rio

3 baseball books from veteran Jewish observers of the game

Aly Raisman wins silver medal in Olympic gymnastics all-around

Nate Ebner, US men’s rugby team eliminated from Olympic medal contention

The Yiddish secret (sort of) that’s helping Michael Phelps win Olympic medals

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